DETROIT (Interstat) — Cristopher Sánchez pitched seven strong innings and Philadelphia beat Detroit 4-2 Saturday at Comerica Park.

Sánchez allowed two earned runs and 10 hits while striking out seven, improving to 11-4. He rebounded from a rough start a week ago when he gave up nine runs in 3 1/3 innings. Jhoan Duran earned his 24th save with a scoreless ninth.

Philadelphia scored first in the third on Trea Turner’s sacrifice fly, scoring Derek Hill. The Phillies added three runs in the fourth, highlighted by J.T. Realmuto’s two-run double and Hill’s RBI single.

Detroit answered in the fifth on Eduardo Valencia’s solo home run. The Tigers scored another run in the eighth on a double play grounder by Spencer Torkelson that scored Matt Vierling, but they got no closer.

Casey Mize took the loss, falling to 4-6 after allowing three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings.

The Phillies had seven hits and the Tigers 10. Philadelphia improved to 53-43; Detroit fell to 44-51. Attendance was 33,705, with the game lasting 2 hours, 26 minutes.